Cowardly shooting has family grieving for pet

February 1st, 2008 Posted in Pet Pictures

Mrs Scott has no doubt the act was deliberate, but what she can’t explain is why someone would shoot an animal that was so obviously a well cared for pet %26#150; no manky stray. Rosie’s colouring meant she could not have been mistaken for a possum, as their other darker coloured cat could perhaps be. Mrs Scott realised there was something wrong when she noticed Rosie, their blonde-ginger long haired cat lying listlessly on the deck at their Kingsdown home yesterday morning. She took a closer look and realised Rosie was bleeding. Initially she thought it might have been a cat scrap, or perhaps Rosie had got hooked up on a fence. A quick trip to the vet soon left her in no doubt to what had happened. A bullet entry and exit wound was found. Rosie’s injuries were so severe she had to be put down. The vet phoned the police. While the matter could be either an animal cruelty or firearms offence, Senior Constable Paul Hampton said without further leads it would be difficult to investigate. What Mrs Scott could not explain %26#150; to herself or her children %26#150; was why someone would purposely shoot Rosie. The Scott family have lived at Kingsdown for the last four-and-a-half years, and until yesterday they had never had any difficulties with their two cats. Mrs Scott was unaware of the cats having ever caused problems. Neighbours had never complained of any cat misdemeanors. She just wants the person responsible for the shooting to realise she knows what they did. Rosie made it home, proof of their cowardly act.

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